Smyrna times., 1887-02-09
Smyrna and Vicinity.

Smyrna and Vicinity.
The Delaware river and bay is now
clear of ice.
For fresh sausage and scrapple, go to
Harry ]. Wilson. Fresh every week. 4
CANE SEATS and Perforated Bottoms
put in Chairs by VIM. A. Devenish, at
reasonable prices. T
If the open weather continues we
may be soon looking for the Eastern
ShO' Yaller Neds.n
FARMERS will do we'll to call on J..
Wesley Jones before purchasing their
clover seed. He has a choice lot. 4
EUGENE C. Crow, of " Sunny Side,"
has the first colt of the celebrated
Spring Hill stOck-a fine specimen.
Mr.. AND Mrs. ALFRED HUDSON.
near town, will celebrate their 25th
wedding anniversary on Friday even
ing, 18th inst
THERE were several sleets last week,
but the ice did not remain on the peach
trees long enough to raise a panic
about this years crop.
Mrs. SARAH MONEY, wife of Benz.
Money, residing near Green Spring,
died yesterday and will be buried on
Friday at Union church.
BAD ROADS are interfering greatly
with the attendance at public sales
around the country, and will prove a
loss to both buyer and seller.
JOHN FARRELL, our Levy COurtman
was last week made president of that
body, and our new tax collector to sue.
ceed James Starting is J. Wesley Jones
THE mean temperature of January
was 31.5 degrees, the highest since
1880. And yet we look back to Jan
uary, except the latter part, as a colo
month.
The orchestra of the White Rose
Minstrels successful entertainment las
week is said to have been superior tC
that given at any previous time by home
talent in our town.
The Smyrna correspondent of the
EUeTy EUening chimes in with all the
others in noting the general disapprOva
in the proposed change of the pos
office location to the lower part of thu
town.
SHALL it be oyster shells, Belgian
blocks or what for the improvement o
our streets? ? Anything would be al
Improvement over the mud and mir,
that have characterized them the pas
week.
FARMERS will be greatly benefited
by using Western clover seed, as it il
grown on stronger soil and will produc,
more clover than home grown seed
We notice W. G. Hill has Just received
a car load of Western seed.
The demand for railroad laborers {,
work on the construction of the dOubl
track has made a heavy inrOad on Ou
colOred labOrers, there being between
thirty and forty of them now, we un
d9rstand, working on the gravel trains
J. H.PRIMRosE & Co. real estate brok
ers, have bought of c. II. Raymond tn
dwelling house on West COmmerc
street, formerly owned by the lat
Samuel Griffin, deceased, for $1,000
cash. Mr.. Primrose will occupy it tn
first of March.
SOME persons who have a keen In
sight in human nature think that tn
devil has mortgage on number q
men here who are not yet forty wear
of age, and that the mortgage will b
foreclOsed with many of them soone
than they expect.
THE following students of Deakyne
vile school, for the month ending Jan
uary 28th, have made an average of 8
IN recitation, attendance and deporl
ment. Eta Deakyne, Elsie Deakynt
Walter Donovan. Annie Donovan. ,
Stats and Chas. Wolf.
OUR cotempOrary over the way-th
Smyrna RecOrd-came out on Saturda
in quartO form. 1t is the same size o
before, only changed in It's make nj
the style being that in which the mos
OF the religious weeklys appear.
makes a good appearance.
THE days that are observed as publt
holidays by the banks in our State ar
New Years Day, the 4th Of Jul,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Dai
In some other States Washington
Birthday and Memorial Day are Of
served as legal holidays, but not /
) Delaware.
MARION WOOD commenced hous,
, keeping last week in his new hous
built the past few months, adioinin
! that Of his father-in-law, w. +. We
don, and VIM. F. Clement, one Of oU
; young merchants, recently marie,
3 also started life in a new home, corn,
| OF Delaware and Mount Vernon street
3 A REVIVAL which is now on It's thin
: week at Bethel A. M. Il. Church, Re
+ }. W. Norris pastor, has been attende
}. with unusual results. The altar h
e been nightly crowded, the profession
j. OF conversion TO date numbering 6S, aI
n the accessiOns to the church 63. ~
r meeting started with unusual force fro
a the hrst night in a way that surpris'
a all concerned, as all attempts 10 reviV
n have been limited in results for nui
IS Der of years. The oldest members 81
N there has been nothing like it for for
years.